From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[27 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.9
Summary:
Some comments about dates related to JH's aunt Caroline Herschel.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Some comments about dates related to JH's aunt Caroline Herschel.
Some additional details about JH's aunt Caroline [see JH's 1848-1-27].
Needs clarification about John Lubbock's planetary theory; thanks for G. B. Airy's lunar reductions.
On the origin of the R.A.S.
Organizational matters related to R.A.S.; intrigued by AD's partial differential.
About authorship of an encyclopedia article, meeting arrangements, and the mathematical cleverness of his son William.
Arrangements for meeting with AD.
About a number of new associate members of the R.A.S.
Asks for reference to date of discovery of the moon's variation by Aboul Wefa.
Arrangements about meetings and signing of the R.A.S. testimonials.